Verified corpus entry

fibroblast

Reading order

Morphology rail

Construction: Root fibro-, fiber; Root blast-, bud or germ cell; reconstructs fibroblast.

  1. 01ROOT / Root

    fibro-

    Surface: fibro

    fiber

  2. 02ROOT / Root

    blast-

    Surface: blast

    bud or germ cell

fibroblast

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Source-backed word-part analysis promoted from candidate:fibroblast.

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  1. Source 1

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 3 - Integumentary System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

  2. Source 2

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

    External link to medlineplus.gov; opens in a new tab.

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